Whale pooh! The orange colour on the carapace of krill (Euphausia superba), the keystone species of the Antarctic ecosystem, becomes orange faecal material which is very smelly!
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Ship-strike survivor – 23 cuts all up and the flukes as well. Unbelievably this whale survived!
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A bergie-bit, the size of a refridgerator. Despite being ice-rated we tried to avoid ‘ruining our day’ with any icy encounters.
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Going incognito! The crew on the flybridge, from left Resty, Tas and Inday.
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A juvenile Grey-headed albatross also known as Mollymawk.
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Two Humpback whales almost collide at the surface as they surge through the krill, their mouths agape. The flat plate-like upper jaw of the animal on the left, is well apart from the rounded basket-shaped lower jaw.
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Sperm whales dive for up to 2hrs duration and down to 2km! “See you in a while!”
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Head Slap! In the fog a Humpback whale slaps and splashes!
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A Black-browed albatross rides high on the rough waves as we approach Cape Leeuwin in WA.
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The inside pinkness of the expanded ventral pleats is easily visible. This Humpback whale is doing side-stroke towards the camera, its’ left side uppermost.
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Two Humpback whales swim ahead of ‘Whale Song’. The animal on the right is about to surface, the beginnings of the blow just visible, the whale on the left is snaking at the surface.
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